BOND WITH CARS

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BOND WITH CARS series focuses on James Bond, a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections.

What started as a Novel from writer Ian Fleming back in 1953 has now evolved into a huge movie franchise as well as the most famous pop culture icon - James Bond - A man in a tuxedo holding a pistol with a License to kill.

From Dr. No in 1962 to No Time To Die set to release in 2021, the Bond Legacy have come a long way and one of the reason behind its popular success is undoubtedly the Cars.

Below you will find all Bond Movies styled along with the Cars. Enjoy!!

In Dr. No, while on assignment in Kingston, Jamaica, James Bond hires a Sunbeam Alpine to drive to Miss Taro's home up in the hills.

The car used in movie production was either a Series I or Series II Sunbeam Alpine - these two models are visually indistinguishable as the main difference is the Series II has a larger engine - but based on production timing it widely assumed that it was a 1961 Series II model.

In From Russia With Love, James Bond has his 1935 Bentley parked beside his picnic spot and takes a call from his office using a car phone installed in his Bentley.

In the movie From Russia With Love, James Bond is briefly seen using a 1935 Bentley. The car used in filming was a 1935 3½ Litre Bentley Drop Head Coupe with body by Park Ward.

In Goldfinger an Aston Martin DB5 was issued to James Bond by MI6's Q Branch and appeared in many scenes on the road in Switzerland.

Aston Martin's DB5 was in production between 1963 and 1965. In that time 1,059 DB5s were manufactured. In the movie Goldfinger, the Aston Martin DB5 carries British registration plate BMT216A. Two cars were used during filming to portray the Bond car: chassis numbers DP216/1 and DB5/1486/R. Chassis DP216/1 was the first DB5 built by Aston Martin ('DP' in the chassis number identifies it as a 'Development Project') and was the factory pre-production prototype DB5. It originally had Dubonnet Red paintwork, grey interior, was equipped with Marchal fog units and is distinguishable by side-mounted turn indicators.

In Thunderball, On assignment on New Providence Island in The Bahamas, James Bond rents a Lincoln Continental to drive to Largo's estate Palmyra. Bond drives the Lincoln Continental to the beach to meet Domino scuba-diving, but is followed by one of Largo's henchmen.

Much of Thunderball is set and was filmed on location on New Providence Island in The Bahamas between February 1965 and July 1965. The car that bond rents is a Lincoln Continental.

The car used in filming was a 1965 model four-door convertible Lincoln Continental.

In You Only Live Twice, Used by Aki during Bond's time in Tokyo. This vehicle was unique as the 2000GT did not have a convertible version. Due to his height, Connery could not fit in the car, and thus Toyota built one-off cars for the film. Eon ordered two cars, one for filming and one for backup.

After the shooting was completed, the filming car was sent to England for promotional use. At this time it was customised with gadgets by John Stears. At some point around the film's release it disappeared and its whereabouts are still unknown. The second car was displayed in March 1967 at the Geneva Motor Show and was then used at the Fuji Speedway as a course car. Toyota Automobile Museum.

In On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Red on Red 1969 Convertible, driven by Tracy onto a Portuguese beach where she attempts suicide, later in a winter stock-car race on an ice-covered track to help Bond escape from Blofeld's henchmen and Irma Bund.

Three cars were used in the film. The car used in the rally sequence was scrapped after filming. One car, serial 9F94R549292, sold at Bonhams in December 2020 for £356,500. Another is owned by the Ian Fleming Foundation.

In Diamonds Are Forever, Tiffany Case waits for James Bond outside Whyte Techtronics space laboratories with a Ford Mustang Mach 1 ready for their escape. Trapped in a car park, Bond drives the Ford Mustang Mach 1 up onto the roofs of parked cars to make a getaway.

Bond uses a loading ramp to roll the Ford Mustang Mach 1 onto two wheels, then balances the car on its side so that he and Tiffany can escape pursuing police.

The cars used in filming were 1971 Ford Mustang (second generation) Mach 1s. There is debate about how many Mustang Mach 1s were used in the making of Diamonds Are Forever – some enthusiasts speculate that as many as five of the cars were involved.

In Live And Let Die, CIA agent Rosie Carver obtains a Chevrolet Impala for James Bond to drive them around Dr Kanaga's Caribbean island of San Monique.

Much of Live And Let Die is set on the fictitious island-country of San Monique in the Caribbean; these scenes were filmed at various locations in Jamaica, including those where Bond is briefly seen driving a Chevrolet Impala convertible. The car used in these scenes is a 1963 year model Chevrolet Impala with registration plate F 3463.

In The Man With The Golden Gun, While on assignment in Thailand, James Bond commandeers an AMC Hornet from a car dealership by driving it out of the showroom. And James Bond uses a ramp to jump the AMC Hornet across a river, doing a spiral roll while airborne.

The spiral roll stunt was filmed in a single take without visual or computer effects - it was done in a real car by a real driver. The stunt was inspired and adapted from an AMC-sponsored car show that performed at fairs around the US in 1975 called Jay Milligan's American Thrill Show. Milligan's J.M. Productions company supplied the stunt drivers used in making the movie.

In The Spy Who Loved Me, While on assignment in Sardinia, Italy, James Bond is issued a Lotus Esprit by MI6's Q Branch, Bond and Anya Amasova are chased by villians in a helicopter, causing Bond to drive his Lotus Esprit off a jetty and into the sea.

Much of the movie The Spy Who Loved Me was set in Sardinia, Italy, with many scenes filmed on location there between August 1976 and January 1977. In the movie, Q Branch issues Bond a right-hand drive Lotus Esprit with British registration plate PPW 306R.

The car used in filming these scenes was a 1976 Series 1 (Type 79) Lotus Esprit. In the movie the car transforms into a submarine.

In Moonraker, Glamourous field agent Manuela trails bond in this car,dating in and out of traffic.

The Silver Shadow was designed with several modernizations in response to concerns that the company was falling behind in automotive innovation, most notably its unitary construction.

In 1977, the model was renamed the Silver Shadow II in recognition of several major changes, most notably rack and pinion steering; modifications to the front suspension improved handling markedly.

In For Your Eyes Only, Melina Havelock has her Citroen 2CV parked near Hector Gonzales' Spanish home as she observes James Bond's visit, Melina aids Bond's escape from Gonzales henchmen in her 2CV, but she over-turns the car in a desperate chase through a local village.

Scenes in the Bond movie For Your Eyes Only that were set in Spain were largely filmed on location in, Greece; this includes the famous car chase featuring a Citroen 2CV with registration plate M 1026 A.

In Octopussy, while in West Germany, James Bond commandeers an Alfa Romeo GTV6 from a woman while she is using a public phone booth, then he driving the commandeered Alfa Romeo GTV6 is chased by German police as he rushes to an American military base.

The closing part of Octopussy is set in West Germany, but most of the scenes were filmed on location in England; the Alfa Romeo GTV6 used in filming is a left-hand drive model with registration plate BT F 608. The origin of the Alfa Romeo GTV6 that was used in the making of Octopussy is unknown. It appears to be a standard first generation GTV6 (1980/81/82) with a V6 engine identified by the power bulge on the bonnet of the car.

In A View To A Kill, While on assignment in Paris, France, James Bond commandeers a Renault 11 taxi to chase assassin May Day. During the car chase, Bond drives the Renault 11 Taxi through a road-barrier, which chops the roof off the car, but Bond keeps driving.

Early scenes in A View To A Kill are set and were filmed on location in Paris, France, including the famous car chase featuring a Renault 11 Parisian taxi with French registration plate 359 ETD 75.

The cars used in filming were 1983 Renault 11s. In some shots the car can be seen to have TXE badges (and seat designs associated with that variant).

In The Living Daylights, James Bond drove his Aston Martin V8 Volante to Blaydon House, an MI6

safe-house located in the English countryside. In preparation for his assignment to Czechoslovakia, Q Branch "winterised" Bond's Aston Martin V8 Volante by adding a hard-top roof.

In the movie The Living Daylights, James Bond is issued a 1985 Aston Martin V8 Volante which carries British registration plate B549 WUU.

This car was reportedly the personal car of Aston Martin Executive Chairman Victor Gauntlet and was loaned to the movie production company for the film. The car had a modified V8 engine (effectively a pre-production Vantage), but lacked the body kit of the Vantage model.

In Licence To Kill, After serving as the best man at Felix Leiter's wedding in Florida, USA, James Bond arrives at Key West International airport driving a rented Lincoln and he is planning to leave and retrieves his luggage from the Lincoln.

The opening part of the movie Licence To Kill is set and was filmed largely on location in the Florida Keys, Florida, USA. Bond is seen driving a rented Lincoln with USA registration plate YNP 990.

The car used in filming these scenes was a 1987 Lincoln Mark VII, Luxury Sports Coupe (LSC) model.

In Goldeneye, James Bond is issued a BMW Z3. The car used in filming was a left-hand drive 1995 model with registration plate BXB 608.

While at MI6 headquarters, James Bond is issued a BMW Z3 by Q Branch and in other scene, Bond drives the BMW Z3 in Florida before leaving for Cuba.

The BMW Z3 was the first BMW model to be solely manufactured outside of Germany. It was manufactured in South Carolina, USA. The BMW Z3 used in the making of GoldenEye was a pre-production car supplied by BMW – the movie was filmed in the first half of 1995, but production of the Z3 did not start until September 1995.

Much of Tomorrow Never Dies is set in Hamburg, Germany; these scenes were filmed in Germany and in England (the famous carpark scene was filmed in a shopping centre carpark in Golders Green, North London). Bond is issued a left-hand drive BMW 7 Series which has German registration plate B MT2144.

James Bond is issued a BMW 750iL by Q Branch after it is delivered in a crate to Bond while he is on an assignment in Germany.

The cars used in filming were 1997 BMW E38 (third generation) 740iLs but re-badged as the 750iL. Sixteen of these cars were supplied by BMW for production of the movie. They were modified so they could be driven from the backseat by a hidden stunt-driver, making it appear that Bond actor Pierce Brosnan was controlling the car using his mobile phone.

In The World Is Not Enough, Bond drives his BMW Z8 through a forest in Azerbaijan going to the site of Elektra King's oil pipeline.

Partly set and filmed in Azerbaijan, the Bond movie The World Is Not Enough featured a left-hand drive 1999 pre-production BMW Z8 with British registration plate V354 FMP. BMW first produced the Z8 in March 2000 and at the time of filming The World Is Not Enough in the first half of 1999, BMW only had a prototype shell and a running test car ready, so they supplied the studio with the shell and designs to make replica cars.

Two full cars and one shell were made for the film by the studio's prop-shop. Bodywork was moulded from BMW's prototype shell and kit cars were used for the running-gear.

In Die Another Day, James Bond drives the Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner to the island of Isla Los Organos in Cuba in search of enemy agent Zao.

The 500 was the Fairlane model with highest standard of trim; and the Skyliner was the name given to the convertible version of the car fitted with a power retractable hard top.

The car that was used in filming, a second generation 1957 model in beautiful condition, would have been forty-five years of age when Die Another Day was filmed in the first half of 2002. It was most probably sourced from a collector for this small role. We can assume that this car was chosen in reference to Cuba's reputation for preserved 1950's American cars.

In Casino Royale, while in the Bahamas, James Bond is mistaken for a valet at a hotel and is asked by guests to park their Range Rover Sport. and he deliberately crashes the Range Rover Sport into another parked vehicle.

Much of Casino Royale is set and was filmed on location on New Providence Island in the Bahamas; the Range Rover Sport used in filming was a left-hand drive model with Bahamas registration plate 161138. From its badging the Range Rover appears to be a 2006 year Sport HSE (High Specification Equipment) model.

In Quantum Of Solace, James Bond briefly drives a rented Volvo S40 while in Bregenz, Austria, tracking villian Dominic Greene.

Quantum of Solace was filmed between August 2007 and May 2008, including scenes set in Bregenz, Austria where Bond drives a left-hand drive Volvo S40 with registration plate DS54AR.

The car used in movie production was a 2008 Volvo S40 (second generation) T5 R-Design model.

In Skyfall, James Bond and 'M' arrived in Scotland in Bond's Aston Martin DB5 and stopped to look across the glen.

The Aston Martin DB5 regains it's original registration plate (BMT216A). Two cars were used in filming, the production company's car DB5/1484/R (first used for GoldenEye) and a second car DB5/2007/R.

In Spectre, an Aston Martin DB10 was issued to James Bond by MI6's Q Branch, James Bond in his Aston Martin DB10 was chased through the streets of Rome.

Only ten DB10s were built by Aston Martin, all exclusively for the James Bond movie Spectre. The car is based on the Aston Martin V8 Vantage of the time with new custom bodywork designed and hand-built by Aston Martin specifically for the movie.

Although set and filmed in Rome, the Aston Martin DB10 that appears in Spectre carries British registration plate DB10 AGB, and is a right-hand drive vehicle. 8 DB10s were used during filming and a further two were reserved for promotional use.

Aston Martin that the car would be featured in the next Bond film, No Time to Die, to be released in October 2021.The plan was to build a replica, not use an existing vehicle. Twenty-five were to be built, in partnership with the Bond films producer. The Goldfinger DB5 cars were to have several functional spy gadgets, including smoke screen, oil slick, revolving license plates, machine guns (non-functional) and rear bullet shield.

The Aston Martin DB5 is the car that started it all when it debuted in the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger. The car made such an impression that it has since appeared in six more Bond films: Thunderball, GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, Casino Royale, Skyfall and Spectre. Sean Connery, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig have all been seen at the wheel of the unmistakable 1960’s sports car.